Infographic Resume for a Designer

A creative person with experience in Art direction, teaching and interactive/print design. Has worked with clients ranging from large corporations to non-profits. Loves delicious food and dreams in infographics.



linda yuki NAKANISHI



work skills



Art Direction



Web/Interactive Design



Illustration/Print Design



Concept Development



Identity Design



Front-end Development



life skills



Leadership



Team Work



Problem Solving



Organizational Skill



education



FINE ARTS at YORK UNIVERSITY

(BFA with HONOURS)



Majored in Visual Arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking and illustrations). Studied Western and Eastern Art History Classes in Interactive Multimedia (HTML, Director, Photoshop).



INTERACTIVE MEDIA at HUMBER COLLEGE



Learned to design and develop websites. Classes on animation, digital video, audio and 3D. Understanding digital branding strategies.



*Awarded the President's Letter



INTRODUCTION TO BOOK DESIGN at RYERSON UNIVERSITY



Learned the principles of book design, structure and type. Taught to balance aesthetics with communication.



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work experience



LEAD DESIGNER at DIMENTIANS



Involvement in all design projects from the initial design meeting with the client to getting sign off on the final design. Projects ranging from web, print and interactive. Creating brand identities for businesses, companies & non-profit organizations. As well as front end coding HTML & CSS, flash animating & video editing.



CLIENTS: Perrier, Mattel, Berlitz, Morguard, Rainbow Health Ontario, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame



SENIOR INTERACTIVE DESIGNER at TPM COMMUNICATIONS



Information Architecture, creating graphics & design templates for Toyota's Club Members web site re-design & concept development/animation for online promotion.



CLIENT: Toyota Canada



ART DIRECTOR at DIMENTIANS



Worked closely with clients to come up with the best concepts for their company/organization. Lead a team to see the successful completion of each project. Contributed to improvements of company moral and process for Dimentians.



CLIENTS: Various non-profit organizations



INSTRUCTOR at HUMBER COLLEGE



Instructor for the Multimedia Design & Production Technician program. Instructing students on interface design, portfolio development & industry preparation. Contributed to the development of the Multimedia program expansion & marketing.



FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR & DESIGNER



Concept development and design creation for interactive & print. Working with teams consisting of designers, developers and project managers. Designed books, book covers (for print & for online ePublishing) & data visualization. A creative person with experience in Art direction, teaching and interactive/print design. Has worked with clients ranging from large corporations to non-profits. Loves delicious food and dreams in infographics. linda yuki NAKANISHI work skills life skills Art Direction Leadership Web/Interactive Design Team Work Illustration/Print Design Concept Development Problem Solving Identity Design Organizational Skill Front-end Development FINE ARTS at YORK UNIVERSITY (BFA with Honours) INTERACTIVE MULTINEDIA at HUMBER COLLEGE INTRODUCTION TO BOOK DESIGN education at RYERSON UNIVERSITY Majored in Vioual Arts (painting sculpture, printmaking and ilustralion). Studed Westem and Eastem Art History. Clesses in Interactive Multimedia (HTML. Director, Photoshop). Leamed to desion and develop websites. Clesses on animation. digital vidoo, audio and 30. Undemtanding digital branding stratogios. "Awardod the Prosident's Lotter Leamed the principles of book design structure and type. Taught to balance ansthotics with communication 97 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 work experience LEAD DESIGNER at DIMENTIANS ART DIRECTOR at DIMENTIANS I INSTRUCTOR at HUMBER COLLEGE FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR & DESIGNER SENIOR INTERACTIVE DESIGNER at TPM COMMUNICATIONS Involvement in all design projects from the intial design meeting with the cient to getting sign oft on the final design. Projects ranging trom wob, print and interactvo mamy eraive. Cheaing brand ideontitien tor businesses, oompanies & non-proft organizations. As well as Iront end coding HTML & CSS, flash animating & Worked olosely with dients to come up with the best creative conoapts for their companyorganization. Lead a team to see the sugpesetul completion of each project Contributed to improvments of Instructor for the Mutimedia Design & Production Technicken program Instructing students on intertace design portlolo devolopment a industry peenaration Contributed in the development of the Multimedia program expansion & marketing Concept development and design crealikon for interactive & print. Working with teams consisting of designers, developers and project mananers Denioned books, book Dovers (for print & for online ePublishing) & data visualizalion. Information Architochture. creating graphios & design templates for Toyota's Club Members web site re-design & concept developmentanimation for online promotion. CLIENT: Toyota Canada vidso ediling CLIENTS: Perrier, Mattel, Berlitz, Morguard, Rainbow Health Ontario, Rook and Roll Hal of Fame company moral and process for Dimentians CLIENTS: Various non-profit organizations www.lindanakanishi.com [email protected] @lnakanishi